Life Challenges
Reflections and poetry inspired by life’s many challenges with some articles about how to navigate through difficulties with hope and grace.
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5 WAYS OF SELF-CARE TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
Here are five ways to improve your life with daily steps of self-care that become habit when practiced with intention. By beginning with yourself as a priority and…
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MORE ADVICE FROM DEKKER
Dekker is a British black lab whose gifts for giving advice emerged when he sat around every day with the restrictions of the pandemic. He was born to…
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BRAIN FOG
Here is what you need to know about Brain Fog if you are concerned about cooudy thinking, memory loss or difficulty sleeping.
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HOW DO YOU DEFINE GROWING OLD?
The definition of 'aging' depends on a lot more things than one's chronological age and how we define it can influence how we live it.
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SIMPLE WISDOM FOR PEOPLE IN DISTRESS
Dekker has advice for people on a number of issues, including broken New year's resolutions.
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3 SIMPLE WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS
When confronted by a stressful event it helps to know three simple ways to manage the accompanying feelings.
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DEKKER’S ADVICE ABOUT PEOPLE PROBLEMS
Dekker listens to a lot of 'people problems' and offers his best advice from his perspective as a service dog.
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ALL ABOUT DEKKER, THE SERVICE DOG
Dekker, a NEADS-trained service dog "tells" about his training to become a world class dog who helps someone with a disability.
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HOW TO CARE FOR A CAREGIVER
If there are fifty-three million caregivers in the U.S. (2020 Caregiving in the U.S. report from AARP) there must be at least that many friends or neighbors of caregivers. Are you…
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DEKKER RESPONDS TO HOLIDAY BLUES
Dekker, the service dog who has advice for humans and other creatures, gives guidance to some issues that arise over the holidays.
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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T SLEEP
Sleeping may not be the problem we think it is if we learn to sleep according to our bodily rhythms instead of by the clock.
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ARE YOU IN DANGER OF CAREGIVER BURNOUT?
Caregiving is a tough and under recognized challenge in many homes and the danger of burning out as a caregiver looms over many familes.
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DEKKER GIVES CATS FREE ADVICE
As a service dog, Dekker has begun to serve as a spiritual guide to anyone (including cats) who have questions about dealing with difficult issues in their lives.
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DEKKER’S ADVICE FOR PEOPLE IN PAIN
Dekker, a service dog, takes on new challenges as he draws from his dog-wisdom to give advice to humans in pain.
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WHAT IS THE SECRET OF AGING WELL?
Growing old isn't an option for most people. How we look at it is a choice and the secret to aging well may lie in the language we…
